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Oct 06 2021

The SEC Will Not Ban Crypto, That Would Be Up To Congress, Says Gary Gensler

□ Oct 06 2021 □ Published at Bitcoinist.com under tags  altcoins bitcoin bitcoin regulation congress gary gensler

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Chairman, Gary Gensler, told Congress that the SEC will not ban cryptocurrencies. This is a huge relief, even though Gensler then said “that would be up to Congress.” The SEC Chairman is in the middle of quite the press tour, spreading his opinions on crypto around, clarifying his stance. Those opinions...

May 28 2021

Rep. Tom Emmer, One of the Most Active Crypto Congress Members, on Taxes and DeFi

□ May 28 2021 □ Published at Unchained Podcast under tags  2021 blockchain crypto defi fatf

House Representative Tom Emmer, of Minnesota, is one of the most active voice for crypto and blockchain in the US government. In this episode, he discusses: what book made Tom fall down the crypto rabbit hole why Tom believes the Financial...

Apr 09 2021

SEC Disagreement Emerges on Whether Ethereum Is a Security

□ Apr 09 2021 □ Published at Crypto Briefing under tags  ethereum markets sec securities

Regulators in the U.S. have yet to offer clarity around the legality of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Although the former has been unofficially deemed a commodity, the latter could fall in line with Ripple's security status. Bitcoin Is a Commodity The U.S. Securities and Exchange...

Mar 30 2021

SEC Suing LBRY Over $11 Million Token Sales

□ Mar 30 2021 □ Published at Crypto Briefing under tags  business lawsuit lbry sec securities

The SEC is going after LBRY. SEC Suing LBRY The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against LBRY. The...

Feb 12 2021

First North American Bitcoin ETF Approved by Canadian Securities Regulator

□ Feb 12 2021 □ Published at CoinDesk under tags  canada markets mutual funds news ontario securities commission

The Ontario Securities Commission gave its blessing Thursday.

Jan 07 2021

Ripple ‘Tried’ to Settle With SEC Ahead of XRP Suit, CEO Says

□ Jan 07 2021 □ Published at CoinDesk under tags  lawsuits news policy & regulation ripple sec

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says his firm tried to settle with the SEC before the regulator sued on unregistered securities sale allegations.

Oct 30 2020

Security Token Issuance Firm Ignium Partners With Estonian Fundraising Platform

□ Oct 30 2020 □ Published at CryptoCurrency – Finance Magnates | Financial and business news under tags  blockchain crypto estonia news securities

Ignium and Fundwise have partnered to provide a security token-based fundraising solution.

Oct 13 2020

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on BitMEX, DeFi and a Token Safe Harbor

□ Oct 13 2020 □ Published at Unchained Podcast under tags  2020 bitcoin blockchain crypto cryptocurrencies

Hester Peirce, AKA “Crypto Mom,” was just confirmed to a second term as SEC Commissioner of the Securities Exchange Commission in August. In this episode, she talks about: the reasons for her dissent in the Unikrn Settlement and what she believes would have been a proper penalty...

Sep 22 2020

Report Suggests UNI Tokens Unlikely to be Considered as Securities

□ Sep 22 2020 □ Published at Coingape under tags  defi news regulations sec securities uni

A new report by financial services firm Arca has delved into the possibility of Uniswap’s UNI token being treated as a security by regulators. In recent months Uniswap’s popularity and growth have exploded to the extent that it actually surpassed Coinbase for trading volume recently. Its total value locked currently stands just below $2 billion The post Report Suggests UNI Tokens Unlikely to...

Sep 21 2020

Ignium Launches First-Ever STO on End-to-End Digital Assets Infrastructure

□ Sep 21 2020 □ Published at CryptoCurrency – Finance Magnates | Financial and business news under tags  blockchain crypto news securities security

The Estonia-based STO infrastructure firm says that its issuance fees are 10-20 times less than competitors’ costs.

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